In History, Today on July 6

The United States imposed tariffs on $34 billion worth of Chinese goods, marking the beginning of a trade war between the two largest economies in the world.

The FBI announced that it would not recommend criminal charges against Hillary Clinton over her use of a private email server while she was Secretary of State, though it criticized her handling of classified information.

A Boeing 777 aircraft operated by Asiana Airlines crashed while landing at San Francisco International Airport, resulting in three fatalities and numerous injuries.

The United Nations meeting took place in Sharm El Sheikh, where leaders from the Non-Aligned Movement gathered to discuss global issues.

The International Olympic Committee awarded the 2012 Summer Olympics to London, making it the first city to host the modern Games three times.

The Welcome to Yorkshire tourism agency was established to promote the tourism industry in Yorkshire, England.

The Mars Pathfinder's Sojourner rover successfully lands and begins exploring the Martian surface, marking a significant achievement in space exploration by NASA.

The bombing of the Israeli airline El Al Boeing 707 occurs at Orly Airport, Paris, by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - External Operations.

Jazz musician Louis Armstrong, one of the most influential figures in jazz history, passed away in New York City.

Malawi became a republic within the Commonwealth, with Hastings Banda as its first President.

John Lennon and Paul McCartney met for the first time at a church fete in Liverpool, leading to the formation of The Beatles.

Anne Frank and her family went into hiding in the Secret Annex above her father's office in Amsterdam to escape Nazi persecution.

The last remaining Jewish enterprises in Germany were closed as part of the Nazi regime's anti-Semitic policies.

The first Major League Baseball All-Star Game was played at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois.

The first all-talking motion picture, Lights of New York, is shown in New York City.

T. E. Lawrence, also known as Lawrence of Arabia, coordinates the attack and capture of the Red Sea port of Aqaba during the Arab Revolt.

The first Ziegfeld Follies is staged on the rooftop of the New York Theater.

Louis Pasteur successfully tested his rabies vaccine on Joseph Meister, a nine-year-old boy who had been bitten by a rabid dog.

A combined Franco-Polish army, led by Napoleon, won the Battle of Wagram against the Austrian Empire near Vienna, ending in a significant French victory.

The dollar was unanimously chosen as the monetary unit for the United States by the Continental Congress.

The Battle of Sedgemoor took place, marking the last battle of the Monmouth Rebellion. It ended in defeat for the rebels, led by James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, against the royal army of King James II of England.

Sir Thomas More, an English lawyer, philosopher, and statesman, was executed for treason after refusing to accept King Henry VIII as the head of the Church of England.

Richard III was crowned King of England, marking the beginning of his short and controversial reign.

Jan Hus, a Czech theologian and reformer, was burned at the stake for heresy against the doctrines of the Catholic Church at the Council of Constance.

Mindaugas, the Grand Duke of Lithuania, was crowned as King of Lithuania, establishing the first and only Lithuanian kingdom.

Richard I, also known as Richard the Lionheart, was crowned King of England.

The Battle of Leuctra took place, where the Theban army, led by Epaminondas, defeated the Spartans, marking a significant shift in Greek power dynamics.